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VASANTHA V. SALIAN

4 candidacies between 1983 and 2008, 3 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
4
1983–2008
Won
3
75% win rate
Lost
1
25% of contests
Votes polled
1,25,012
across every contest
Best result
KAUP
57.4% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
18,862
KAUP, 1985

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%16%32%48%64%1983198519892008VASANTHA V. SALIAN

Results Overview

4CONTESTS
  • Won3 (75%)
  • Lost1 (25%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1983, 1985, 1989, 2008

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